Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 01:45 AM 6/12/2006, Vick wrote: >If not white patch, then it is the 2nd curtain. > >Is the camera fully cocked? Try gently to wind it further. Also activate >the rewind lever, and gently wind it further. The camera seems to be "half cocked." The shutter button can be pushed, but not enough to continue to trip the shutter or something. >The camera has an interlock that prevents the shutter from being pressed if >the camera is not fully wound. > >Also, are you at the end of your film? This can be cleared if you activate >the rewind lever and try to cock the camera more. There is no film. I finished a roll may be 3 weeks ago on the MP and has not used it since as I was using the M7. >If none of that works, there are some traditional repair scenarios, and one >notorious one is that on very old cameras, the felt light seal would come >off its glue surface and get tangled into the shutter tape. A disassembly >is required. Wah.... so much for the mechanical camera being more reliable :-( // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please use richard at imagecraft.com)